Rodrigo Valdéz Boxer

Rodrigo Valdéz (born December 22, 1946) is a former boxer from Colombia who was a two-time world middleweight champion and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world whose rivalry with Carlos Monzón has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. Valdez was trained by International Boxing Hall of Fame coach Gil Clancy. Many people consider him, Antonio Cervantes and Miguel "Happy" Lora to be the three greatest boxers ever to come from that country. He is 29th on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 22, 1946
Birth place
Colombia , Cartagena Colombia
Nationality
Colombia
Height (meters)1.7653

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External resources

  1. http://www.maxboxing.com/Mulcahey/Mulcahey0623a06.asp
  2. http://www.wbcboxing.com/WBCboxing/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=118&docTipo=8